College football bowl predictions

Dana Sulonen Detroit Free Press Published 8:00 AM EDT Sep 26, 2018 Michigan State kept its hopes alive for a solid bowl game with a win over Indiana coming out of the bye week. But which one will it end up at? In a weekly roundup of bowl game projections after Week 4 of the college football season, most national outlets have the Spartans headed to Florida, but which bowl will they end up at? More: How is Michigan State football combating injury issues? With toughness More: Michigan, Michigan State WR target Ian Stewart being contacted daily Here is the weekly roundup of bowl projections for the Spartans: USA TODAY: Outback Bowl vs. Kentucky ESPN's Mitch Sherman: TaxSlayer Gator Bowl vs. Missouri ESPN's Kyle Bonagura: Outback Bowl vs. Mississippi State CBSSports: Outback Bowl vs. Mississippi State SBNation: Outback Bowl vs. Texas A&M Sporting News: TaxSlayer Gator Bowl vs. South Carolina Sports Illustrated: Outback Bowl vs. Mississippi State College … [Read more...] about Michigan State bowl predictions: Spartans seem Florida bound

By Ralph D. Russo Published 4:15 pm PDT, Friday, September 14, 2018 With an eye toward player safety and schedule flexibility, the NCAA last year considered ways to lengthen the college football season so every team would have 14 weeks to play 12 games. It didn’t come to pass. The topic popped up again this week as Hurricane Florence prompted the cancellation, postponement or relocation of more than a dozen games, just two weeks after two other games were called off because of lightning in the Midwest. A longer season with more open dates would increase the chances of rescheduling games impacted by weather. But issues that kept coaches from supporting a permanent 14-week season — mainly, having to start preseason camp in July — are still a factor and unpredictable weather is not likely a big enough headache to change things. “Every year this is going to happen a couple times,” said Jon Nese, a meteorologist for Penn State and a former storm … [Read more...] about Weather or not, longer college football season seems unlikely

Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 4:46 p.m. UTC Aug 28, 2018 The college football projections are rolling in. Everything from how teams will fare this season, to who'll win (insert conference here). And then, of course, there's bowl season, which is highlighted by the College Football Playoff. (Check out picks made by Baumgardner, Seidel, Solari and Windsor.) The buzz all season usually surrounds "which four teams will make the Playoff?" Per usual, the Big Ten champion will be in the hunt for one of those coveted spots. More: Michigan vs. Notre Dame: Everything you need to know Michigan State vs. Utah State: How to watch opener But because football coverage is as much prediction as it is reaction, many pundits are making their postseason picks before the real games kick off. ESPN asked 43 of its analysts, broadcasters and reporters which four teams will make the CFP. Out of the 43, six have Michigan making the College Football Playoff: Desmond … [Read more...] about Michigan football is a trendier College Football Playoff pick than MSU

Kirkland Crawford Detroit Free Press Published 4:42 p.m. UTC Aug 28, 2018 The college football projections are rolling in. Everything from how teams will fare this season, to who'll win (insert conference here). And then, of course, there's bowl season, which is highlighted by the College Football Playoff. (Check out picks made by Baumgardner, Seidel, Solari and Windsor.) The buzz all season usually surrounds "which four teams will make the Playoff?" Per usual, the Big Ten champion will be in the hunt for one of those coveted spots. More: Michigan vs. Notre Dame: Everything you need to know Michigan State vs. Utah State: How to watch opener But because football coverage is as much prediction as it is reaction, many pundits are making their postseason picks before the real games kick off. ESPN asked 43 of its analysts, broadcasters and reporters which four teams will make the CFP. Out of the 43, six have Michigan making the College Football Playoff: Desmond … [Read more...] about Michigan football: More popular College Football Playoff pick than MSU

Ralph D. Russo Associated Press Published 12:39 p.m. UTC Aug 22, 2018 The College Football Playoff has yet to produce a real surprise team. In four seasons, nine schools have reached the semifinals – and even the teams that came from outside the AP preseason Top 25 were traditional powers. The lowest-ranked team in the preseason media poll to make the CFP was Oklahoma in 2015. The Sooners were 19th to start the season, mostly because they were coming off a disappointing season (8-5) and few knew how good Baker Mayfield would be. More Michigan football: U-M settles in behind do-it-all quarterback Shea Patterson Football needs more people like Grant Newsome Clemson made the playoff that same year after starting the season ranked No. 12. The Tigers went 10-3 the season before, but Deshaun Watson was a sophomore coming off a knee injury, there was major turnover on defense and exactly what Dabo Swinney was building at Clemson had not yet been fully revealed. Washington was No. … [Read more...] about Michigan Wolverines will reach the College Football Playoff, AP says